(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) announced the start of the school season, anticipating more than 500,000 students in territory it controls in northeastern Syria, amid criticism of the situation of school buildings in Deir Ezzor and the curricula used in Hasaka, Tal...

Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, said on Tuesday she and her team would begin dialogue sessions with the community next week, while reiterating that violence that has roiled the city over three months of protests must end. Lam, who is under pressure from Beijing to defuse the public anger...

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday ruled out negotiations with the US, as tensions mount between the arch-foes after Washington blamed Tehran for attacks on Saudi oil installations. "The policy of 'maximum pressure' against the Iranian nation is worthless and all...

An attack on Saudi Arabia that triggered the biggest jump in oil prices in almost 30 years was carried out with Iranian weapons, a Saudi-led coalition said on Monday, as President Donald Trump said the United States was “locked and loaded” to hit back. The Iran-aligned Houthi group that...